btw, i am almost convinced you work for a bottler company lol. amazing work my friend. you truly out do yourself every time.

so can i buy some bottles from you? i dont have the skill to make these, nor the time lol.

Unfortunately, I work for a retail store as a grocery stocker. I learned the malleable properties of different types of metals over the years from mutulating soda cans to working with different types of metal wire. I sealed all my bottles with nothing more than a plyer and a small hammer and the seals are air-tight. I tested them, believe me, and it can take several trys sometimes to get them to seal. It sucks when you test them and hear air escaping from the inside or it leaks during the testing. I appreciate the comment, thank you.

As for empty bottles, you are very lucky I held onto some empties from the Mexican Coca-Colas. I have 17 spares under the sink in my kitchen, however, I want to hold onto 5, so if I were to sell them, you would be getting 12 empties. You would have to scrape off or find a way to remove the labels though, as they are a thick paint consistency. From there, just get the resources I mentioned, and have fun making them.

As for new artwork then, I do have a drawing I created for a friend in Austin, TX, the same friend I told you about in a private message Davo who helped me bust my ex-local friends for hacking into my e-mail and facebook accounts by print screening what they have done, print screening the messages they sent to this person, and logging their IP Address and e-mail addresses. http://chaptmc.deviantart.com/art/Gatew ... -274794226 This individual requested an abstract drawing that 'While having a martini in one hand and a lute in the other would make an individual wonder where the inspiration for such an artwork would have came from'. That person recieved the picture today as an early Christmas Gift and they were very happy with it. Enjoy the drawing, and if you want, take a guess at what objects I used for the drawing.

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Thank you Davo. I'm happy that you like the transition of Cool to Warm colors. It's probably the easiet element to see among all the elements in the picture. Does the drawing seem abstract to you though at all? That was what I was aiming for.

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I'm back with another update, but it's actually older art from my High School days (back from 2005) that I forgot to post on Deviantart, so I just did recently and I would like to share with all of you here as well .

Lava-Design on Silk Cloth: http://chaptmc.deviantart.com/art/Lava-Design-on-Silk-280159520 . This project involved each member of the 2004-2005 fiber-metal art class to draw up a design that they would implement onto silk, preferably a pattern by the teacher's standard. Then, they would apply wax onto the silk in the areas where certain dyes weren't supposed to penetrate, and then after putting on gloves, put the waxed silk in the specific colored dye. Afterwards, the wax was broken off the silk very carefully, so the wax wouldn't rip the silk. This process was repeate duntil all the colored that needed to be used were used.

As for my design, I chose a lava-flow design. I actually almost ended up getting into a lot of trouble with this project during my junior year, as during the use of the blue dye, the gloves kept falling off of my hands, so I said screw it and didn't use any. The blue dye dyed my hands dark blue for three days, and I really ended up being a severe distraction to the students in every class I went to, in which I was almost given detention by my art teacher herself, lol.

Pewter Magic: The Gathering Creature Token: http://chaptmc.deviantart.com/art/Pewter-Magic-The-Gathering-Token-280153547 . This project involved each member of the 2004-2005 fiber-metal art class to draw up a design that they would implement as a mold into a molding block. Then each student would have to carve and chisel out the mold. With some students, this took two or three trys as they would be a bit rough and crack the molding block. Then each student had to push the mold block together with a solid block, and then heat up pewter to it's melting point. Afterwards, pour the pewter into the mold, let it solidfy and cool down, and then file off the top and edges as they were initially sharp.

I hope you all enjoy this update of some older artwork of mine . As a personal touch, I epoxyed a red fish tank gem to the middle as it is supposed to be a creature token for my red/artifact deck in Magic: the Gathering, although if you take a look, it is more or less a universal token and can be subsituted for any creature token ( X X/X of any one creature token).'

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@Kaos: Thank you. I am happy that you appreciate the artwork, even if it is older. It's always nice to come across older artwork of your own from time to time, and just think back and remember the good memories that came from it. I'm sure you would agree?

@Davo: Other people with the pewter project ended up making mostly signs, such as their name or the name of something they liked bulging out of the pewter due to the way they made their molds. My piece was the only circular one, which had concern from my art teacher back in 2005 as she knew the edges from the token were razor sharp when the token was first popped out of the mold, so she had me file down the edges as well as the top, where the mold poured in, which are still relatively sharp, lol. You can probably use my token as a throwing projectile if you wanted to, so it has a lot more function compared to what other students pewter projects had.

I also updated the picture for the token, so if you want to check the link above again for a higher resolution photo, go right on ahead.

As for the silk project, people made all sorts of crazy designs, which most were actually better and more patternized than my own, reason why I only recieved a B on the project, whereas others recieved an A. One person even made thier sheet of silk look like puzzle pieces put together if I recall correctly. My ex-friend (Yes, the one I told you about in previous PMs I sent you) did a Nintendo Gamecube Logo and ended up with a B-.

There were other projects, but I don't have the artwork from them anymore. There was a sterling silver saudering project, where I made a leonin blade symbol from Magic: the Gathering's Mirrodin set, but somebody stole the piece after I finished it. The wireframe project was fun and taught me some things with metal wiring that I still use to this day at work (When I make cardboard bales.), but that was too big (It was a wire figure of a race car driver inside a wired constructed race car) to keep and I 'forgot' it . There was a project with creating dynamic shapes with foam and painting them, in which I created something that was inspired by the Statues of Easter Island, and gave it to my Aunt as a gift. I'll have to see what she did with that, as if she still has it, I'll get a photo of it. There was a project of hot gluing random metal parts together to create an animal. I ended up creating a crab in that project, but ended up dismantling it, which I regret doing. There was another wiring project I did, which the piece is at my parents house. I'll have to retrieve that and get photos for my DeviantArt. It was a chain link project, in which I ended up creating hexagonal chain links, and creating a Shield of Kaldra (From Magic: The Gathering's Darksteel set) design for the bottom. All of these projects in 90 school days. It was fun and kept me pre-occupied during my junior year of high school. I wish I knew what I did with my concept drawings, as I would be more than happy to share them if I knew where they went. If you have any other questions regarding the class I took in high school, please ask.

I am working on a modeling paint project right now and when that is completed, I will have some new artwork to share with everybody. Some of it is video game related again, some of it isn't, and I just came up with a version four formula for my Nuka Cola Quantum game prop as I am having separation issues with the version three formula. I'll discuss that more when I post the new artwork onto my DeviantArt account.

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Hello once again. I have another update with yet more artwork to share, and this time, there is a lot to share . I split all the artwork into three lists, so they are sorted and can be viewed much easier at your leisure. The good thing for all you game fans is that the majority of the artwork is video game based .

This set of artwork includes my new version four variant of Nuka Cola Quantum. The version three formula had too many separation issues, so I needed a new formula that didn't use the berry blue typhoon drink packages, so I found something that worked much better. In my version four variant, I used two packets of Crystal Light Energy Grape and three drops of blue food coloring to give the new variant an ultraviolet blue glowing look whenever normal light or light from a neon light hits the bottle, which looks really cool. In addition, this formula seems to stay dark blue if not too much light is hitting it, which is what I wanted.

This set of artwork also includes two Halo Reach figures that I model painted. On the DeviantArt site with these has my X-Box live username and my friends username. If you want to send me a friend invite, PM me a message on here first, and keep in mind that I do not own an X-Box 360, I play from time to time on my friend's 360. As for my friend, please do not send him a friend request at all. The detailed description on how I model painted these is on my figure.

This set of artwork also includes more energy drink cans I made, as well as some drawings of Gran Turismo 3 vehicles from my 2003-2004 Drawing I sketchbook I recently found, and some recent updates to older pictures and artwork as well. Enjoy .

In addition, I am posting on here the comparison between version 3 and version 4of my Nuka Cola Quantum formula, so can get a better idea why I changed it, as well as two additional photos of my Halo Reach Figure that I did not post onto DeviantArt.

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@Kaos: Glad you liked all of the artwork. I was tempted to post a lot of the new and revised artwork one piece at a time, but I decided to save it all up and post it at once, from older artwork to new stuff. I intend to start my next two figures I am supposed to model paint from Halo: reahc on Sunday. My one local friend is putting a lot of pressure on me to paint his figure next, lol.

@Davo: Alright, here you go.

I sent you a friend request on X-Box live as well. I hope that you also liked the new artwork as well.

If either one of you have a questions or any more comments about the new artwork, I would like to hear what you have to say.

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Hello there everybody. I have some more artwork to share with all of you. Unfortunately it isn't anything video game related this time around as the model painting project will take some time to complete. Compliments of my grandmother though, I was able to acquire some green transparent seven watt light bulbs and complete two more art projects today. In this next batch are some older artworks of mine as well:

The Soap Dispenser Lantern Shell was created back in 2007 when I had the idea of converting a soap dispenser from Wal-Mart into a light that was compatible with seven watt light bulbs. At the time, I did not have the proper tools to drill through thick plastic, so I had to see a friend who supplied me the tools to drill a hole in the bottom for the light to fit through and a groove for the power cord.

The wireframe Shield of Kaldra is from my 2005 junior year Fiber-Metal Arts class, and I didn't get in any trouble with this project. The bottom is supposed to represent the Shield of Kaldra from Magic: The Gathering's Darksteel set. I had to create and add the chain attached to it as it was a requirement for the project. I am happy I was able to finally retrieve this from my parent's house, as I can share now with people.

The Energy Drink Can Lights are not complete just yet. Apparently for a short duration Pepsi sold an Orange AMP, which I am going to most likely have to order via Ebay. Also, a reliable source who works within the Pepsi company has informed me that the design of the AMP cans will be changing within the next two months and leaked me pictures as he has seen what I have done artistically with the cans, not to mention that I enjoy the energy drink itself as well in terms of taste. Good tart taste when you get in the mood for something sour, as it kills that craving fast. Enjoy the new artwork, and let me know what you think .

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Alright, it's time to share more video game related artwork, as I have finalized and perfected the Nuka Cola Quantum formulas. This was done as a while ago, a friend made a recommendation for me to go back to a lighter variant, as to him, the darker variant didn't look right. I realized that I had previously failed doing so, however, I gave it another shot, and had success this time around . I would like to share those results with everybody:

With these changes, versions one, two and three of Nuka Cola Quantum are officially phased out as well as version one of Nuka Cola Fusion. Let me know which version of Nuka Cola Quantum you like and enjoy . Oh, and just because I have all my formulas finally perfected doesn't mean that that this will be the end of making Nuka Colas. Just wait for Fallout 4, as I am sure they will have a new Nuka Cola. I also have another art project in mind that I am keeping under wraps right now until I get all the materials I need to start it.

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Davo wrote:im a favorite of 5, until you add the blacklight, which 6(one on right) is the best, IMO.

your mixture on that(6) shows its even, not clear on top, or too dark in middle, just perfect.

I wanted there to be variants of Nuka Cola Quantum after a friend of mine gave me input on version four. What color Quantum actually is... is debatable by some people's standards. If you google pictures it, you will see different colorations for the same Fallout drink. This way, with three variants, people can 'have their cake and eat it too' and it will prevent or at least reduce the number of complaints from people.

I am glad you live version five of the Quantum in normal light. I wasn't that big of a fan of version five at all, but it is good to hear that somebody likes it. Version six of the Quantum is the way it is (a straightforward even consistency) because of the extra lemon juice inside of it. Version five only has 50 ml lemon juice, where version six has 100 ml. Version six also doesn't have any added food coloring unlike version five. Version six was the formula I was actually aiming at for my friend who made the recommendation, and within the next several days, I'll be able to show him.

The non video game related artwork are the energy drink can lights. Pepsi phased out their old can art design, so I was able to utilize AMP for light cans again,however this time, instead of putting holes primarily in the back, now they're in the front, and in a unique organized design. I was curious with the way Java Monster tasted, and when I liked what I was drinking, I kept the cans and experimented with them, having much success with new style can lights of different sorts.

As for the video game artwork, there are more Halo: Reach I model painted that I would like to share. Andrew's Mk. VI Spartan was an easy challenge given to me by my friend's young 16 year old cousin named Andrew. Andrew is obsessed with both Master Chief and Christmas, so he challenged me to make a 'Christmas' colored variant Master Chief and substitute it for what he would be in Halo: Reach (As he doesn't have a Live account). I am hoping that he will like the end result and realize that his challenge was a lot easier than what he would thought it would be. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about the Gold Class Elite Ultra I model painted. The brass paint I used was a metallic model paint, which caused a handful of issues. Unlike my other model paints, which took 12 to 24 hours to dry, the metallic paint took three to five days to dry, which really slowed dow the completion of such a project. Also, due to there being glitte rin the paint, cleaning the brush or any mistake was tiely as not just did I have to clean off the paint, but the glitter as well, which could take upto ten minutes.

The Gold Elite Ultra is a dedication to Bungie LLC for creating the Halo Franchise and knowing how to have fun. I won't forget Bungie Day of 2011, where they were handing out their Eternal Blue Flaming Helmet Effect and Bungie nametags to players that day as well as playing against the people who play Reach. A gift that I do have and am proud to show when I play (343 Studios locked the nameplate customization option, so I am stuck with the Bungie Nameplate for Reach, Woot, and I have been keeping with the Eternal armor effect). Even before Bungie Day, I had the opportunity to play with a Bungie Employee who's live name was XPrinceAssassin and two other employees in a Firefight Rocketfight match. After the game, they sent me a photo of my character with theirs as a way of saying thanks for playing with them. I'll attach the photo to this message.

I hope you all enjoy the new artwork, and let me know what you think .

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I happen to have an empty older style AMP can in my strainer and for about two months, I was thinking of what to do with it, and several days ago, it came to mind. I decided to apply my new knowledge of finer hole pints to a design that would look cool and this was the end result. Unfortunately, there will be no more older style AMP can lights from thsi point forward, just the new style if I make any more.

Now as for the game related artwork, I have completed another Halo: Reach figure in terms of model painting. My friend named Cartwright5 on XBox Live(Don't send him friend requests as he will not accept them) had made a request back in December of 2011 for me to model paint a figure that represents his ingame Spartan. My history with my friend was that he made a great Slayer Brother. He has great leader skills as well as sniping skills, doing a lot of quick and some no scopes. My close range specialty allowed me to be his defender to fight off people who might come a little too close. Cartwright5 made slayer fun for me. I wish he would still play, but he sold his copy of Reach, so he can't.

The first special photo was somewhat of a reference to a photo cartwright5 and I took a while ago, which can be found here: http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/haloreach/lizking10152011/fileshare#?details=19485438 . I say partial, because the figures can't be positioned to perfected as shown in the photo. Also regarding the firs tspecial photo, there was a variant of it that I took a photo of that came ou tlooking as if my spartan would be firing the shotgun, which I'll upload to this post directly. The second photo was done for the lolz. joelcoop87 and cartwright5 would understand this, it's really difficult to explain. Enjoy .

Edit: Okay, apparently I can't add a photo directly to the message, as the site is glitching out. I have tryed though both firefox and IE, but when it goes to add the photo to the message, the page stays on a white screen.